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Not General Motors’ Cup of Tea
Attempting to gain a manufacturing foothold in Europe, GM looks to the French and British.
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12 Important American Cars
American automakers have innovated again and again during more than a century. A look at a dozen of their innovative automobiles.
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Son of Toyota’s Founder Dies at Age 97
Shoichiro Toyoda transformed Toyota into a global automotive powerhouse.
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Bringing Up the Rear
Why Chrysler embraced rear-wheel-drive after many automakers had embraced front-wheel drive.
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The long, winding, technological road to GPS in every car
Touchscreen navigation at your fingertips may now be ubiquitous, but it took a convergence of tech over decades. Here’s how it came about.
Turn-by-turntables: How drivers once got driving directions
Long before GPS, drivers still wanted technology that could simplify the navigation process. Here’s what they used.
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Gerry Coker: Making His Marque
Imagine being asked to design a car having never done so. Then, imagine the car you come up with is the Austin-Healey 100.